unpopular opinion: I dislike folklore

lower your pitchforks, it's called an unpopular opinion for a reason. now let me get something off my chest:

there are some songs on this album that I absolutely adore (my tears ricochet, this is me trying, seven, the last great american dynasty, mirrorball, mad woman, the lakes), but as an album it's just boring and I don't see what makes it "folklore", as there are almost no folk themes unless we're talking about the genre.

however, the entire love triangle storyline is annoying the hell out of me because it's so immature and I genuinely don't care about either of those kids (reasons why I HATE songs betty and cardigan; august is cute because it's an actual month). maybe it's just me, I've always hated love triangles.

don't ask me the difference between invisible string and illicit affairs, but also between hoax and peace. I care about these songs slightly more than love triangle ones because these actually have decent themes, not some teen angst.

overall I think this album is overrated because IN MY OPINION half of the songs are mid and I also can't stand to listen to this album in its entirety because I die of boredom. the only good thing about it is that it's short.

the title is also misleading. the definition of folklore:

folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture. this includes oral traditions such as tales, myths, legends, proverbs, poems, jokes, and other oral traditions. this also includes material culture, such as traditional building styles common to the group.

do we have any songs with those themes? hardly. the only songs that could qualify at least a little are seven, the lakes, mad woman, and american dynasty. HOW IS THE LOVE TRIANGLE RELATED TO FOLKLORE? I will forgive epiphany because it's a tribute to covid workers and it's a very important song, BUT SERIOUSLY? with the title "folklore" I'm expecting you to mention fairies, traditions, old wives tales, mythical beings, and not some yoghurt shop and the mall. literally majority of the album has nothing to do with folklore. where are the stories people keep talking about? apparently on evermore.

anyway, I hope people won't get offended and at least someone will agree with me, I feel so alone in this since everyone's always praising folklore as the greatest album she's ever written when it's just... not true if you ask me.

I've marked it as "taylor critique" because I'm throwing shade at the love triangle and misleading title, but if I made a mistake please correct me.